Wick-burner and wick.



H. RUPPEL.` WICK BURNER AND WICK.

APPLICATION FILE'DOCLS. 1913.

` PatentI .Tu-1y 13, 1915.

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'Be it knownthat l, HENRY RUPPEL, av

citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in 'the'f'county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WickBurners and Wicks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in wick burners and wicks, the primary objects of which are to provide a burner and-a wick in which the top or burning portion of the 'wick is readily renewable.

The present invention 4pertains particularly to the 'annular type or burner and wick for use in4 heating and cooking stoves. It is well-known to those skilled in this art that in this type of burner the wick is quickly carbonized and charred by reason of the high heat at the exposed portion of the wick and immediately at the upper ends of the wick tube. By reason of this charring and carbonizing of the wick it is necessary to frequently remove the charred and \carbonized portion and the wick is of short life and must be removed and another put in position in the burner. The removal of the wick is a disagreeable task by reason of the oil contained thereon and it is a difficult 'It is one of the objects of this invention to prevent the necessity for removing the i wick from the burner by providing a renew.-

able top or burningportion for the wick, said top or burning portion being readily removable and a new one readily put in its place.

,A further object of the lpresent invention is'toso construct the wick and burner that the removable top or burning portion thereof is prevented from being displaced when the wick is lowered for extinguishing it or turningit low and to cause the movable or loose burning portion or top to rmly contact with the cotton portion of the wick so as to insure good capillary action from the wick to the renewable top or burning portion.

In the accompanying drawing-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the base of a burnerV showing my .improved wick applied thereto. Fig. 2 1s a vertical sectional view of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a vertical sectional view of a portion ofthe improved wick. Fig. 4 is a detached perspecti e view'ofthe removable' WICK-IBIURNEB AND WICK.

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'and detachable top or burner portion of the wick. y Fig. 5 1s a perspective view of a modified form of the removable and detachable top or burner portion of the wick.

' Referring Anow to the accompanying drawings1 is an outer wick tube andv2 the inner wick tube which, in theform here shown, is of the Argand type. The chimney portion of the 'burner is omitted, as that forms no part of my present improvement. The burner may be of any desired type and especially of the Argand or annular type.

My improved wick comprises a lower cotton wick 3, of the ordinary form. Secured to the outer side of the upper end of this cotton wick is an annular perforated plate 4, which extends a short distance beyond the end of the wick and-secured to the inner wall of the cotton wick, at its outer end, is

a perforated .plate 5, which extends a corresponding distance beyond the cotton wick. The extending portions of the perforated plates 4 and 5 form between them an open top pocket 6, and inv this pocket is removably placed a ring 7. This ring 7 is preferably formed of studs and is of a size to fit within the pocket 6,. suiiciently loose to befreadily removable therefrom. The cotton wick 3 carries the usual perforated raiser plate 8so that the wick is vertically movable between the wick tubes 1 and 2.

In the type of burner here shown, the wick is limited in its upward movement by suitable stops 9, which project outward from the inner portion of the burner in the path of travel of the wick to limit the upward movement thereof and marks 'the maximum of lthe upward movement or' the wick. As stated, the removable burner portion 7 of the wick is of a size to be'readily placed in the pocket 6,1' and in Yorder to hold this removable portion 7 ,in the cup when the wick is lowered, the outer wall' 4 is provided with a suitable number of upwardly and slightly inwardly extending arms 10,' which can be moved laterally if necessary when a new wick ltop or ring 7 is placed in position.

is put 1n position thediaphragm 11, with- 11e its arms 9, are then screwed in the position I shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

It is essential that the removable and renewable burning portion 7 of the wick should have its lower edge in close contact with the upper edge of the cotton wick y3, when the wick 'is raised amt-in its burning position, so that the oil will be sure to How from the cotton wick into the removable part 7 by capillary action, the required contact between the removable portion 7 and the cotton wick insured by the stops 9 engaging the top edge of the removable portion when the wick is turned up and forcing it down into the cup in contact with the top edge of the wick 3.

After the burner has been in operation some time and some carbon formed on the wick,

these stops are liable to adhere to some eX? tent by the baking action to the upper edge `of the removable portion `7, and when the wick is lowered will have a tendency to pull it out. These stops 9 are prevented from holding the removable portion 7 when the -wick is lowered by the arms 10, which holds the portion 7 within its cup or receiver.

Fig. 4 shows a removable and detachable burner portion 7, constructed of asbestos only, whereas Fig. 5 shows a removable and attachable burner portion 7, formed of outer and inner mica walls 13 and 14, and an inner filling of asbestos 15.

This improved construction avoids the necessity ot' disassembling any part of the burnerfor the removal of the wick to put a new wick in place, as is required in burners of this type, by providing a wick with a renewable top or burner portion, which can be readily put in position or removed therefrom without attempting to remove that portion of the wick which extends down into an oil font or reservoir. It avoids the disagreeable taskof handling the oily wick and oftentimes a diflicult task of getting the old wick out and of properly putting a new wick in. The improvement also insures that the renewed portion ofthe wick shall remain in position and also have proper capii lary contact with the cotton wick and at the same time enables the top portion of the wick .to be quickly and conveniently renewed.

With an improvement of this character,

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure byvLetter's Patent is:

l. The combination with a burner and its wick tubes, of a vertically movable wick between the tubes, the wick having a projecting open top pocket at its upper end adapted to pass between the wick tubes when the wick is lowered, a burning tip having a substantial and permanently formed contour adapted to loosely it the said pocket and removable from and replaced within the said pocket, stationary arms projecting over the path traveled by the wick to engage the upper edge of the said removable loose portion when the wick is elevatedY to depress the removable portion in contact. with the wick, and one of the walls of the pocket having upwardly projecting arms engaging the removable portion to hold it within the pocket when the wick is lowered.

2. The combination with a burner and its wickl tubes, .of a vertically movable wick between the tubes', the wick having at its upper end an open top pocket adapted to pass between the wick tubes, and a burning tip of permanent and substantial contour corresponding with the contour of the pocket and of a size to removably lit there in, one wall of the wick tube supporting arms which project outward in the line of travel of the wick and in a verticalplane above the upper end-of the wick tubes for 

